U.S. Rankings — Men’s 10,000 Places for 1947–62 reflect only those Americans who made the World Rankings Galen Rupp followed 4 years as No. 2 with 6 as No. 1 1947–48 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1949 1 ...................... Curt Stone 1950–59 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1960 1 ....................... Max Truex 1961–62 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1963 1 .................Peter McArdle 2 .................Buddy Edelen 3 .....................Ron Larrieu 4 ..................Ned Sargeant 5 ...................... John Macy 6 ...................Les Hegedus 7 ....................Jerry Smartt 8 ......................Hal Higdon 9 ......... Alex Breckenridge (1 resident foreigner in original Rankings) © VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN © Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 10,000 1964 1967 1970 1 ........................ Billy Mills 1 ..................... Van Nelson 1 ................. Frank Shorter 2 ...............Gerry Lindgren 2 ........................Tom Laris 2 .................Jack Bacheler 3 .....................Ron Larrieu 3 ...............Gerry Lindgren 3 ..............Garry Bjorklund 4 .................Peter McArdle 4 .....................Ron Larrieu 4 .................. Kenny Moore 5 ................Danny Murphy 5 ......................... Bill Clark 5 ...............Gerry Lindgren 6 ....................Doug Brown 6 ................ Tom Heinonen 6 .................Bob Bertelsen 7 ..............John Gutknecht 7 ...................Oscar Moore 7 .................Jon Anderson 8 ...................Oscar Moore 8 .................. Kenny Moore 8 ............. Fred Ritcherson 9 ...................Charlie Clark 9 ..................John Lawson 9 ......................... Bill Clark 10 .................... John Macy 10 ................Rich Delgado 10 ................Ron Stonisch 1965 1968 1971 1 ........................ Billy Mills 1 .................... Tracy Smith 1 ................. Frank Shorter 2 ...............Gerry Lindgren 2 ......................... Bill Clark 2 ..............Garry Bjorklund 3 ....................Doug Brown 3 ..................... Van Nelson 3 ...............Gerry Lindgren 4 .....................Ron Larrieu 4 ........................Tom Laris 4 .................Jack Bacheler 5 ..................... Bill Morgan 5 ........................ Billy Mills 5 .................Doug Brown II 6 ...................Doug Rustad 6 ...............Gerry Lindgren 6 .............Scott Bringhurst 7 .................Buddy Edelen 7 .................. Kenny Moore 7 ....................Jerry Jobski 8 ...................Larry Furnell 8 .................Jack Bacheler 8 ......... Charlie Messenger 9 .................... Tracy Smith 9 ...............Eamon O’Reilly 9 .....................John Jones 10 .................. Ray Hughes 10 ...................Jim Murphy 10 ................ Don Kardong 1966 1969 1972 1 .................... Tracy Smith 1 .................Jack Bacheler 1 ................. Frank Shorter 2 .....................Ron Larrieu 2 .................. Kenny Moore 2 ............. Greg Fredericks 3 ..................... Van Nelson 3 ................. Frank Shorter 3 .................Jack Bacheler 4 ...............Gerry Lindgren 4 .................. Tom Hoffman 4 ........................Tom Laris 5 ........................ Billy Mills 5 .................... Doug Wiebe 5 ...........Steve Prefontaine 6 ..................John Lawson 6 ................... Art Coolidge 6 ..................Jeff Galloway 7 ...................Oscar Moore 7 ................... Dan McKillip 7 .................Jon Anderson 8 ........................Rick Riley 8 ..................... Van Nelson 8 .................. Don Kardong 9 .................. Dick Sharkey 9 ...............Grant Colehour 9 ......................... Bill Clark 10 ....................... Bill Clark 10 .................Oscar Moore 10 .............Gerry Lindgren © Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 10,000 1973 1976 1979 1 ...........Steve Prefontaine 1 ..............Garry Bjorklund 1 .................... Craig Virgin 2 ................Ted Castaneda 2 ................. Frank Shorter 2 ...............Alberto Salazar 3 ..................Jeff Galloway 3 .................... Craig Virgin 3 ................. Frank Shorter 4 .............Scott Bringhurst 4 ....................Bill Rodgers 4 ........................ Ric Rojas 5 ................. Frank Shorter 5 ....................Ed Mendoza 5 ...............Robbie Perkins 6 .................Jon Anderson 6 ................Ted Castaneda 6 ....................Marc Hunter 7 ................... Pat Mandera 7 ...................... Gary Tuttle 7 ...................... John Flora 8 .............. Dick Bowerman 8 ........................ Jeff Wells 8 ............. Bill Donakowski 9 ..............Charlie Maguire 9 ............. Greg Fredericks 9 ........................ Paul Geis 10 .................Jim Johnson 10 ................. Dick Buerkle 10 ................ Tom Wysocki 1974 1977 1980 1 ................. Frank Shorter 1 ................. Frank Shorter 1 .................... Craig Virgin 2 ...........Steve Prefontaine 2 .................... Craig Virgin 2 ...............Alberto Salazar 3 ................... Dick Buerkle 3 ........................ Ric Rojas 3 ............. Greg Fredericks 4 ................Ted Castaneda 4 ............... Randy Thomas 4 .............. Bill McChesney 5 ..............Garry Bjorklund 5 .........................Curt Alitz 5 ........................ Paul Geis 6 ..............Charlie Maguire 6 .................Paul Stemmer 6 ........................ Jeff Wells 7 ...................... Gary Tuttle 7 .................... Gary Cohen 7 ............... Mike Buhmann 8 .................Jon Anderson 8 ...................Richard Reid 8 .................. Tom Wysocki 9 ................... Pat Mandera 9 ................ John Gregorio 9 .................. Herb Lindsay 10 .................... Scott Eden 10 .............Alberto Salazar 10 .................... Stan Mavis 1975 1978 1981 1 ................. Frank Shorter 1 .................... Craig Virgin 1 ...............Alberto Salazar 2 ...........Steve Prefontaine 2 .................Doug Brown II 2 .............. Bill McChesney 3 ................Ted Castaneda 3 ..............Garry Bjorklund 3 ........ Duncan Macdonald 4 ..............Garry Bjorklund 4 ........................ Jeff Wells 4 .................... Mike Cotton 5 .................. Glenn Herold 5 ....................Bill Rodgers 5 ....................Mark Nenow 6 ................ John Gregorio 6 ........................Pat Davey 6 .......................Jim Stintzi 7 .................... Craig Virgin 7 ...............Alberto Salazar 7 .................... Benton Hart 8 ........... Chris McCubbins 8 ............... Randy Thomas 8 ......................Steve Ortiz 9 .................. Don Kardong 9 ..................... Ken Misner 9 .................. Tom Wysocki 10 .................... Gary Tuttle 10 ................ Marty Liquori 10 ...............Paul Stemmer © Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 10,000 1982 1985 1988 1 ...............Alberto Salazar 1 ............... Bruce Bickford 1 ............... Bruce Bickford 2 ....................Mark Nenow 2 ....................Mark Nenow 2 ........................Pat Porter 3 .............. Bill McChesney 3 ................... Ed Eyestone 3 ..............Steve Plasencia 4 .................... Craig Virgin 4 ........................Pat Porter 4 ....................Mark Nenow 5 ......................Thom Hunt 5 .................. Keith Brantly 5 ........................ Chris Fox 6 ......................Steve Ortiz 6 ....................... Mark Curp 6 ..................... Jay Marden 7 ...............Robbie Perkins 7 ..............Steve Plasencia 7 .................. Keith Brantly 8 ....................... Dan Dillon 8 .................. Dave Gordon 8 .................... Harry Green 9 ........................Pat Porter 9 ..................... Greg Meyer 9 ......................John Tuttle 10 ..................... Mark Curp 10 ............ Dan Henderson 10 ................John Scherer 1983 1986 1989 1 ...............Alberto Salazar 1 ....................Mark Nenow 1 ....................Mark Nenow 2 ............................Jim Hill 2 ....... Gerard Donakowski 2 ........................Pat Porter 3 .................... Craig Virgin 3 ................... Ed Eyestone 3 ................... Ed Eyestone 4 ....................Mark Nenow 4 ..................... Greg Meyer 4 ..............Steve Plasencia 5 ......................Thom Hunt 5 ..............Steve Plasencia 5 ..............Bob Kempainen 6 ........................Pat Porter 6 ........................Pat Porter 6 ..................John Scherer 7 ..................... Greg Meyer 7 ....................Greg Orman 7 ................... Chris Schille 8 .............. Bill McChesney 8 ................Pete Pfitzinger 8 .................. Keith Brantly 9 .................. Dave Gordon 9 .................Charlie Bevier 9 .................... Harry Green 10 .....................Dan Dillon 10 ................. Randy Reina 10 ................... Jay Marden 1984 1987 1990 1 ..............Paul Cummings 1 ....................Mark Nenow 1 ..............Steve Plasencia 2 ............... Bruce Bickford 2 ..............Steve Plasencia 2 ................Aaron Ramirez 3 ....................Mark Nenow 3 ....... Gerard Donakowski 3 ................... Ed Eyestone 4 ...............Alberto Salazar 4 ............... Bruce Bickford 4 ........................Pat Porter 5 ........................Pat Porter 5 ..................